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Multiple bills emerge as the Nevada Legislature considers allowing guns on campus

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See Left Foot Forward, page 6.

Harry Reid Tenders his 22-month notice See News, page 8.

Changes See Arts&Culture, page 16.

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Welcome to this week’s Reno News & Review.

Last week, I promised I’d tell you more about my trip to Panama. I’ll mostly focus on our trip out of Panama City with a friend we made, 27-year-old mechanical engineer Luis.

Panameños are crazy drivers. Norteamericanos learn to watch out for the other guy to avoid accidents. We call it driving defensively. In Panama, the driver is in charge of moving forward. Their defensive mechanism is to use the horn, particularly when changing lanes or passing someone from behind.

Traffic flows like a school of fish, albeit in a nerve-racking way for us unschooled.

I’ve spent some time in Central American jungles, so I’m not just blowing smoke when I say the “jungles” around Panama City have a different character.

(One of the funnier moments was when Luis was talking about the jungle animals, and he said there are moose, meaning “deer,” but he couldn’t think of the word. “Well,” he said, “Panamanian moose.”) To me, the whole landscape looked like it had been clear-cut at some point in the past, so there were a lot more deciduous trees, and a much less dense understory. As we approached Las Uvas, about 100 km southwest of Panama City, entire mountainsides were being burned off. I don’t know whether it was an intentional “controlled burn” or a wildfire, but since it was pretty close to inhabited areas, and there was no sign of firefighters, I’m guessing fires are a pretty common sight.

The coastal beaches away from the city are as beautiful as you’d expect. Too bad in the U.S. rush to build the canal infrastructure, they put sewers emptying into the ocean around Panama City. I understand a cleanup is underway, but they have a lot beach rehab to do. The 90-degree weather was beautiful and humid, with occasional sprinkles in the afternoon.

People always ask me, “So will you go back?” I probably won’t, but not for the reasons people might think. There’s an incredibly large world out there. I’ve seen a thimbleful of it. I’ve never been to Chile. I’ve never been on the African continent. I don’t want to die ignorant, so I have a lot of traveling to do.

Re “High noon” (Letters to the Editor, Feb. 26): When I read the “High noon” letter to the editor, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. For any real criminals out there actually planning to commit murder, any “no firearms on campus” laws won’t even be a speed bump on the way to their insane plans.

Who do these “gun-free zone” laws actually affect? The law-abiding gun owners who will be rendered unarmed and defenseless along with their peers when the next Adam Lanza, Elliot Rodger, or Seung-Hui Cho decides to fly off the rocker and perpetrate another campus tragedy. I would ask those who insist on disarming the only people who might defend them in such an attack—would they prefer defense with scissors, or negotiation, or to just hide under our desks and hope the police arrive soon?

To the writer who thinks guns are evil and currently feels safe walking in the dark to her car because of existing law, reality check—why would a potential attacker, who is apparently not deterred from committing a crime of assault, robbery, or rape, be deterred from committing a lesser crime of carrying a firearm in a prohibited area?

If you really want to be safe, please look into improving your self-defense and situational-awareness skills, which in the real world does include the responsible, competent carrying of a firearm in certain situations if you choose. That said, I urge readers considering contacting their legislators about Assembly Bill 2 to keep in mind that the term “campus carry” is a misnomer. The bill as written would only allow firearms that are kept completely out of view and must remain a) inside the owner’s vehicle while it is occupied, or b) in a locked box in that locked vehicle when it is not. Basically, it decriminalizes the situation where a responsible gun owner spends time on campus during the day and wants to avoid driving all the way home to drop off a firearm, but wants to be safe and follow the law.

Pablo Rivera Reno

Re “Driving us crazy” (Notes from the Neon Babylon, March 5): Big government exists to protect the majority of us plebs from the bad behavior of a minority of loophole delving, corner whacking, bottom dwellers. Rights pounders can expand a sentence in the Bill of Rights and constitutional amendments into a whole galaxy of rights with infinite variability of interpretation. Responsibility gets the dark matter treatment, unless we get pissed off enough to demand a law or two to curtail some of the more egregious examples of loophole exploitation. And if “right thinking” legislators can’t find a loophole, or generate one through legislation, there’s always the tactic of cutting off the enforcement and protection staff at the knees by removing a few zeros from their funding.

Rick Woods Sparks

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(Letters to the Editor, March 5): Mr. Reynolds, while stating his opinions regarding our illustrious members of the United States Congress in a very articulate manner, nevertheless can’t help himself from considering himself to be a member of the elite liberal progressive class. The problem is that all his accusations of lies and lack of scientific knowledge directed at Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity provide no examples of those so-called lies. Having a difference of opinion is a cherished right and tradition in our country, but his statements border on slander. All commentators make mistakes while being on the air for many hours every week. My experience with the same media commentators is that Fox, Rush, Sean and many other conservatives will certainly make corrections when being advised of a different conclusion or facts by the listeners. I seldom hear the same admittance by the liberal media.

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As to scientific knowledge of the individual mentioned, I can only assume that Mr. Reynolds is talking about “Global Warming” or whatever the liberal media chooses to call nature’s constant changes. As to the “war on drugs,” there will always be advocates who claim that the “war on drugs” is a failure. Depending on one’s outlook on drug use, vigorous debate is called for. The legalization of marijuana in several states will provide us with scientific data and medical information within a few years. Of course, I believe that the long-term results of legalization will be negative, and I can only hope that I will be wrong. What we need to concentrate on is Congress following the dictates of the Constitution, which they haven’t done for decades.

That Constitution, in my opinion, is the grandest document ever written and if the desire is there, it will provide the continuation of the great nation we once were.

Fred Speckmann Reno

They should sell it by the pound Re “Algae blues” (Green, Feb. 26): The abundant nutrient load in this shallow little “Virginia Lake” pond has been building up for nearly a century now, to the point that outflow from this “lake” can be considered a point source discharge, no different in kind from the outflow of a primarily treated sewage pond. And primary treatment pond effluent is illegal to dump into surface waters in the U.S. We have several ecological “co-conspirators” that are converging to create this water quality regulation migraine here: avifauna, which are continually depositing nutrients; a timeline of many decades of that nutrient buildup; the current lack of a biotic means of removing those nutrients; warm summer temperatures which favor toxic blue green algae; lack of circulation; and an abundance of photosynthetically active radiation (sunlight) due to the unshaded nature of this system.

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All of these conditions are old hands at creating and exacerbating algal bloom problems. If we actually want to address this stinky little headache instead of just kicking the can down the road and hoping the Environmental Protection Agency looks the other way, we’ll need to remove the numerous decades’ worth of nutrients from the system, cool the pond to slow the system down, and shade the water column to deprive those pesky little algal cells of their photosynthetic and growth inducing sunbathing time.

What I propose to do all three of these things is use floating, solar powered, irrigated hydroponic “rafts” that we can plant rapidly growing plants on. The genus Mimulus comes to mind, but there are several local genera that fit the bill.

To get these nutrients out of the system, these plants would need to be harvested periodically, and composted elsewhere, such as in a terrestrial restoration project where the nutrients would be happily sucked up by hungry native vegetation, out in the desert somewhere.

Talk to those busy bees over at the Friends of Nevada Wilderness as to where they’d want some compost. I bet they’d be more than glad to have it. An effective means of feeding these floating gardens would be to use small, solar powered pumps to pull water from low in the water column, where nutrient concentrations would be higher—and the water cooler—to feed the plants.

These rafts would, of course, be attractive to waterfowl. As such, exclusion cages or even just a system of tightly spaced vertical spikes would be needed to keep the bigger dirty birdies off the platforms so the nutrients wouldn’t just be recycled as goose poop right back into the system. And it would put Reno on the map for using intelligent biological methods to solve a problem, rather than just wringing our hands.

Chris Rosamond Reno

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Should restaurants bring water without asking?

Asked in downtown Reno Robert Kofnovec Tourist/claims adjuster

Yes, because I always like a glass of water with lemon with my meal. My wife hates it when they don’t bring water. It’s a family thing.

Jena Chamousis Piercer

It would be better if you ask for it. I just end up wasting water half the time, and that’s unnecessary.

Robert Wolfe Court clerk

Faculty, students and staff Let’s not talk about the utility of allowing guns on campus. Frankly, for this issue, political disinformation has completely disabled the American democratic ideal of the marketplace of ideas, which is the concept that if all ideas are presented, citizens will decide by assent the best one.

The systematic destruction of the marketplace of ideas has created the polarization of this country, and it’s practiced most diabolically at the national level.

But here’s one thing that cannot be disputed: The large majority of the university community doesn’t want guns on campus. The faculty, the students, the staff—including law enforcement—have made it very clear through demonstrations and public discussion—including letters to this newspaper—that they don’t want more guns on campus.

The users of our universities know about the mentally ill people who’ve attacked campuses. They know about the crime on campuses. They know about rapes. They know that guns can be used in self-defense. They know these things better than the non-users who seek to ensconce guns on campuses. And they still don’t want them.

Let’s be honest about another thing. One of the facets of that systematic destruction of the marketplace of ideas—the triumph of public relations—is that the respect this country has had for educated people and education in general has been undermined. Business constructed this strategy because it enables the ignorant not to have to listen to the informed, so they can muddle along without ever changing their practices or minds because of reliable information.

One specific example is climate change. Another is tobacco use. “You ivory tower eggheads don’t know what’s good for you.”

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No, I don’t think they should bring water unless you ask. We need to watch our water supply here in Reno.

case, the majority is represented by the citizens of Nevada, the vast majority of that group completely unconcerned with higher education, never setting foot on campus except to attend sports events.

It would have been easy for the Nevada Legislature to simply conduct a poll of university students. It’s no novel idea, right? Ask the governed? The Legislature frequently conducts studies to find the best ways to proceed on matters that most impact a specific minority. The idea that the Legislature would place a new law on mining, for example, without commissioning an impact study is ludicrous.

The reason students, faculty and staff have not been asked is because the people who are concerned with changing student, faculty and staff lives and community don’t care what students, faculty and staff think on the topic. All they care about is their dogma that more guns are good, an idea fostered by the people who lobby for and sell guns.

It’s the worst kind of governance. It’s the tyranny of the majority inflicting unshared values upon the minority in ways that are sure to hurt that minority in unexpected ways.

For example, while our universities have stated growth projections—enabling improvement in higher education— the goose that laid the golden egg, California, is unlikely to send its goslings to campuses where guns are welcome.

It seems almost certain the Legislature will pass the campus-carry law, mainly because elected officials have shown they don’t care what university students, faculty and staff think—they only care about their dogma. If this does become the case, it will be up to Gov. Brian Sandoval to veto the bill. He has claimed he supports education. It seems a glimmer of hope. Ω |

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No. I think that water is depleting quickly here in Nevada. I think we should be conscious of that fact. … And any way we can to protect that supply, we should.

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I work in a restaurant, and we bring water without asking. But I think maybe, the time of year that it is, the circumstances the states of California and Nevada are dealing with, it could be adjusted.

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Many people cried ‘Uncle’ Among elected Democrats in Nevada, he’s known affectionately as Uncle Harry. He’s revered and feared, often in the same moment. As an elected official, you are happy and relieved when your policy goal aligns with his, and you tread with trepidation when it doesn’t.

He knows who you are and where by you came from. He knows your Sheila Leslie parents, your children, your spouse and your ex-spouse as well. He’s handed out campaign contributions every cycle, appointed lots of us to prestigious positions, and propelled many to a higher elected office.

Just about every Democratic official in Nevada has some level of personal relationship with Sen. Reid.

When he’s in town, if you’re asked to show up at a community event with him, you put on your best suit and go. You certainly appear at any Democratic party dinner or meeting if he is the featured speaker as do most prominent or active Democrats, elected or not. And you make sure you share a few words with him if you can get close enough.

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The odd thing is, most of us actually want to be there to see him.

And not just because you never know what he’s going to say or do.

We’ve all been to many a Reid event over the years. We’ve marveled that every time there is a photo op, he’s willing to endure the picture line and is always gracious about the countless grip-and-grins. But we’re secretly thrilled to have another picture with the senator, even when he has to rip off our nametag and tell us to hold it out of view so we don’t look like we’re unacquainted.

Sure, he’s hung up on me every time we’ve had a phone conversation. He hangs up on everyone. But whenever I hear the words, “Please hold for Senator Reid,” I immediately get nervous. Have I said or done something recently I’m going to have to atone for? If the answer is no, I start wondering what he wants to talk about while I’m waiting for him to come on the line. Sometimes it’s nothing, a brief congratulatory call.

Other times it’s more important, an

appointment to a national commission. Sometimes he just wants to know what the political climate is like on the ground. But when he’s heard enough, he simply hangs up.

He’s known for being perhaps too direct, too unfiltered. In his biennial speech to the Nevada Legislature in 2011, he told us, seemingly out of the blue: “Nevada needs to be known as the first place for innovation and investment—not as the last place where prostitution is still legal.”

Those comments caused a stir, not because he wasn’t right, but because the Legislature had no interest or plans to abolish legalized prostitution. Three years later, in a speech to the Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce, he doubled down on the issue: “The Legislature, they’re all a bunch of cowards. They were afraid to do anything about it.”

But that’s Sen. Reid. He says exactly what he wants to say in any given moment. And, if he doesn’t want to talk, he doesn’t. Last week, shortly after announcing his

retirement, he cancelled his scheduled biennial speech on April 1 at this year’s legislative session, telling KNPR listeners he didn’t want to be in the same city as Cliven Bundy and his supporters.

It’s difficult to express what Sen. Reid has meant to the Democratic base and its elected representatives all these years. He’s the patriarch of our Democratic family, always loved, always admired, even when we disagree.

He’s been our leader, our mentor, our friend.

“Thank you” seems too meager a tribute to our irreplaceable Uncle, but those are really the only words left to say. Ω

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Labor gets reformed by the GOP Senate Bill 119 was signed into law by Gov. Sandoval on March 6. It allows local school boards to roll over 10-year bonds without a vote by the public. However, it eliminates the requirement for the payment of prevailing wages on school construction projects. This is a by Brendan major victory for taxpayers and Trainor a blow to the Reid machine in Nevada.

While many conservatives were opposed to the rollover provision, others like Nevada Families’ Janine Hansen points out that whenever the voters have turned down these bond renewals, invariably other bonds, like sewer or GID, keep the property tax rate right at the cap. It was worth the bond renewal concession to strike a blow against Davis-Bacon, the federal prevailng wage law.

Davis-Bacon, passed in 1931 and signed by President Herbert Hoover (more proof Hoover was a progressive) was meant to keep wage rates high, even during a depression. This only keeps unemployment high. The

workers most likely to work for less are often minorities. Since the 19th century crews of black construction workers had traveled the country and often outbid local construction companies for jobs. It was hard but honest work. But entrenched labor interests passed state and local Davis-Bacon laws mandating that public works jobs had to match the local union wage rate, thereby preventing competition from the minority construction crews. Most unions excluded blacks because unions work, like the minimum wage laws, by reducing hiring to push wages higher.

The history of unions is the history of opposing, at one time and sometimes even now, immigrants, women, Chinese, blacks, gays and anyone who was willing to work for less than the wage rates they demanded. Black strike breakers were particularly effective in ending violent strikes.

Yet somehow the stories of these heroic workers is never celebrated during Black History Month. Of all

the unions, the construction trades are considered the most racist, even to this day.

The dirty little secret of all union organizing to raise wage rates is that raising wages doesn’t hurt the bosses so much as it hurts other, nonunion workers. If the unions can force wages higher than the market rate through the strike mechanism, it only restricts employment and depresses the wages of nonunion workers. Why do you think unions never attack the bosses, but throughout their history have been violent to workers (vilified as scabs) who were willing to work for less? The strike method is rarely used today because unions are now down to around 7 percent of the private workforce.

People generally understand that they cause more harm than good by featherbedding, corruption, violence and restricting jobs.

Unions claim they are the reason for shorter work weeks and overtime, but it was Henry Ford who raised worker pay, just as WalMart

is now doing. Productivity increases are the only way to raise wages fairly and sustainably.

The public unions are often prevented from striking, but they are powerful because they raise money through compulsory dues to help elect politicians who will then be across the table from them in mandatory collective bargaining.

The left constantly talks about wage inequality but never about the inequality that these privileges have created between public and private compensation. A study recently released by the Nevada Policy Research Institute shows Nevada government employees at all levels retire with very close to or even more than their last year’s paycheck. PERS, the Public Employees Retirement System, is $40 billion in debt from unfunded liabilities.

Look for more labor reform from this Republican-controlled Legislature. Ω

This AFL-CIO history seems to suggest unions have historically benefited workers: www.aflcio.org/ About/Our-History

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President Obama and Senate Democratic floor leader Harry Reid of Nevada spoke aboard Air Force One on July 2, 2010.

Yucca redux Support for reviving the proposed dump in Nye County for high level nuclear wastes is becoming more visible.

U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, whose state of Illinois relies more than any other on nuclear power—it gets 48 percent of its electricity from nuclear plants—will be touring the proposed site at Yucca Mountain on April 9. He will be joined by Reps. Cresent Hardy and Mark Amodei of Nevada, both of whom are regarded as soft on the dump.

Other officials who are boosting the dump include Assemblymember James Oscarson and Nye County Commissioner Dan Schinhofen. All five are Republicans.

Among other federal legislators who are trying to dump waste in Nevada (no nuclear power) are Democratic Sens.

Dianne Feinstein of California (which has two nuclear power plants), Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell of Washington (one nuclear power plant and the Hanford nuclear reservation) and Republican Sens. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee (three nuclear power plants) and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska (one nuclear power plant planned).

Nye County officials support the project because of the economic activity and growth it will bring.

Once-vigorous resistance to the dump seems moribund. The organization Citizen Alert, which once led the opposition, no longer exists.

Genetically modified folks Critics of transgenic foods argue that consuming genetically modified foodstuffs can damage human health (“The Organic Food Lie,” RN&R, Feb. 13, 2014), a claim that has little scientific support.

Now, a new scientific study argues that humans themselves are genetically modified, and have benefited from the transfers from other species.

The study by five scientists newly published in Genome Biology (http://genomebiology.com/2015/16/1/50) identifies at least 145 genes added to the makeup of humans from other species.

The study reports, “Our analysis probably underestimates the true extent of HGT [horizontally acquired genes] in animals for several reasons,” including a cautious approach to identifying those genes.

The addition of such genes to people have been useful in some cases, such as that of hyaluronic acid, which helps bind cells.

Diminished diminutive The pika, a small animal with large ears and short legs of which hikers and backpackers are fond, is having problems. Under the weight of climate change, the pika population is being reduced in the Sierra and the Great Basin.

According to a study by eight scientists published in the Journal of Biogeography, the small creature has vanished from 10 of 67 sites PIKA in the Sierra where they have historically been tracked.

“Pikas, and other montane [mountain-inhabiting] species in the Western USA, may be subjected to above-average exposure to climate change because summer temperature is projected to rise more than annual temperature,” according to the study.

One of the scientists, Joseph Stewart, told Phys.org, “This same pattern of extinctions at sites with high summer temperatures has also been observed in the Great Basin region.”

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Reid era to close Republicans to lose their prize foil A political temblor swept across the faults and fissures of Nevada’s political landscape last week. U.S. Sen. by Harry Reid announced the end of his Dennis Myers half-century-long political career that began with his election as a hospital trustee in 1966 and encompassed service as a state legislator, lieutenant governor, gambling regulator, U.S. House member and U.S. Senator. He is the Democratic floor leader in the Senate.

“I have had time to ponder and to think.”

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid Reid’s political career covered one-third of state history. There are Nevadans born in the state who have never known politics without him. He and Democratic floor leader Nancy Pelosi enjoy more power and visibility than any other Democrats in Congress.

Following his retirement announcement, news coverage focused mostly on the political impact.

Less clear is the impact on state and national public policy.

Reid’s departure will carry powerful implications for some Nevada concerns. His announcement comes just as U.S. Rep. Crescent Hardy—a Republican from Nevada’s 4th district—is trying to revive efforts to dump nuclear waste in Nye County, a proposal Reid has all but asphyxiated.

Reid’s efforts against highpolluting coal-generated energy

and for wilderness could similarly find themselves on a back burner in Nevada’s policy discussions. The day before Reid’s retirement announcement, the National Republican Senate Committee (NRSC) sent out a news release: “If squashing a coal plant in Ely wasn’t bad enough, Harry Reid now supports a carbon tax which would kill 21,000 Nevada jobs,” providing a suggestion of GOP policy if a Republican succeeds Reid.

Reid was instrumental in putting obstacles in the way of a 1990s Washoe County effort to grab water from the Honey Lake region of California, but also aided Clark County’s attempted water raid on eastern Nevada and western Utah.

He supported re-regulating airlines, though it was Nevada’s Sen. Howard Cannon who had (albeit reluctantly) been instrumental in deregulation in the 1980s.

Reid’s handling of strategy and tactics in the Senate won criticism from Republicans and praise from Democrats, but was not an unalloyed success. His 2009 unwillingness to do anything about the “silent filibuster” (a post-1975 procedure under which any single senator could impose a 60-vote supermajority on any bill) squandered one of the great majorities of U.S. history, putting individual senators like Ben Nelson, Joe Lieberman and Blanche Lincoln in position to water down programs like the economic stimulus and the Democratic health care program—which they did.

Reid’s announcement fuzzed his reasons for retiring. In his statement, he said, “But this [recent injury] has caused Landra and me to have a little down time. I have had time to ponder and to think. ... And as a result of that I’m not going to run for re-election,” which prompted some news entities to report he was retiring for family reasons. But last year Reid told the RN&R, “I enjoy my family and … one of my pet peeves is, ‘Oh, man, I wish I could have spent more time with my family.’ I don’t say that. I’ve spent plenty of time with my family.”

One news report said he specifically tried to avoid the impression that he retired for reasons either of family or the recent eye injury that may yet leave him blind in his right eye.

Thirty-three minutes after Reid announced his retirement, the NSRC issued a graceless statement in keeping with the tone that politics has taken on over the course of Reid’s career: “On the verge of losing his own election and after losing the majority, Senator Harry Reid has decided to hang up his rusty spurs. Not only does Reid instantly become irrelevant and a lame duck, his retirement signals that there is no hope for the Democrats to regain control of the Senate.”

The poisonous atmosphere of politics today contrasts sharply with politics when Reid started out. His first statewide race, for lieutenant governor, was against Republican Bob Broadbent of Clark County. It was courteous and easygoing. Today, it is not uncommon to see headlines like “Harry Reid Filibusters on Behalf of Slaveholders” or language on Reid like “The man’s an established liar, a bizarre obsessive, a remorseless slanderer—but you already knew that.” This is particularly paradoxical because until he became Democratic leader, he was one of the Republicans’ favorite Democratic senators, given his relatively conservative voting record and civility as party whip.

Though Reid has a reputation for election near misses, it is built on only a single election. Since first being elected to the Senate, Reid has had only one close race. He first won the job in 1986 by comfortably defeating Democrat-turned-Republican James Santini (“Mr. Minerals”). Reid ran as a friend of the environment and a critic of the Nevada mining lobby.

Thereafter, in 1992 and 2004, Reid won by wide margins. His toughest fight came in 1998 when Republican House member John Ensign ran a vigorous campaign and came within 428 votes of beating Reid in a race in which more than 436,000 Nevadans voted. A 2010 race against third party member-turned-Republican Sharron

Angle featured lots of sound and fury but ended in an easy 6-percentagepoint win for Reid.

Speculative stories this year about his supposedly awaiting 2016 fate (Business Insider: “The most powerful Democrat in Congress could be unseated for the first time in nearly 3 decades”) bore a strong resemblance to the articles that appeared in 2009 (Washington Post: “Harry Reid is in Deep Trouble”) during the run-up to the race against Angle. But the Republican search for a 2016 candidate against Reid stalled, with Gov. Brian Sandoval’s reluctance to go to D.C. pronounced and other GOP candidates staring at the ceiling. It is likely that with Reid out of the way, at least some of the blushing violets will no doubt rediscover their inner strength. But Sandoval would not be the first leading Nevada politician who found the toxic attractions of Congress resistible.

Though Reid is trying to choose his own successor by endorsing former attorney general Catherine LT. GOV. HARRY REID Cortez Masto, a Reid anointment did not have the punch it once carried. U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, the Democratic nominee for governor in 2006, said she was considering the race. Environmental leader Dan Patterson, a former Arizona state legislator who now lives

“ The man’s an established liar, a bizarre obsessive, a remorseless slanderer.”

Guy Benson TownHall.com political editor in Boulder City, said he was considering running. “Harry Reid has earned the right to recommend, but people are skeptical of insider ‘kingmaker’ politics,” he said.

Republicans gloated that they would be better able to pick up the Nevada Senate seat without Reid as a candidate. But it may also mean that they face a Democrat without Reid’s baggage. Both parties have considerable benches.

Reid was having more success enforcing his choice of a successor as floor leader of the Senate Democratic caucus. His endorsement of Sen. Charles Schumer of New York appears to have locked up the job, though Democratic activists went to the web to express their support for Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois.

During Reid’s incumbency, as political financing laws changed, Nevada’s weak Democratic and Republican party organizations were revitalized, less because of Reid or other leaders but because they became conduits for soft money, with the Nevada Democratic Party becoming an essential part of what is labeled as the “Reid machine.” Parties that once had trouble paying phone bills and otherwise have little influence nevertheless now spend millions in state races. Ω

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Medical-marijuana businesses are in their bureaucratic homestretch.

High desert Can Nevada’s newest crop weather a record drought?

In late March, Sierra Wellness Connection became Nevada’s first commercial medical-marijuana business to get state approval. Less than a week later, the fledgling company––led by former University of Nevada, Reno president by Georgia Fisher Joe Crowley––also got the City Council’s unanimous nod to sell the medicine. As of press time, Sierra Wellness and Certified Ag Lab of Sparks georgiaf@ were the only two such establishments to clear the final state hurdle, said newsreview.c om Pam Graber with the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health.

More are coming, of course, as hundreds of companies received provisional certifications last year.

“Provisional certification is pretty much a blessing from the state that says, ‘We’re OK with you. Now just go do what you need to do at the local level, make sure you can jump through their hoops, too, and you’re good to go,’” Graber explained.

Once city paperwork is in order––and state inspectors come for a final look-see––a company can move forward. That’s where Sierra Wellness now stands, though treasurer Deane Albright said the East Second Street dispensary won’t open until August or so. Plants don’t grow overnight, you know.

Know, too, that law-abiding commercial growers won’t have the fragrant crop in their yards. Plants must be locked indoors, in a precaution Graber said is largely meant to deter theft. The stipulation that medical marijuana must stay inside arguably makes it more sustainable as well, especially in a parched desert.

Take CannaVative Farms, a cultivator that received its local license last week and will use high-tech pods to grow the medicine. (Sierra Wellness and a third company, MMG Agriculture, are also newly licensed growers.)

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There was some clapping as well as some jeers from the crowd as the first three people testified on Assembly Bill 148, but all three rooms fell silent when the fourth witness, Amanda Collins, was called on to speak via video conference.

Most in attendance stared straight ahead. Some found places on the floor to give a thorough visual inspection as Collins began recounting what happened to her on the evening of Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, as she walked with her fellow classmates back to the Brian J. Whalen parking garage on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.

“As I approached the parking garage, I was the only one who had parked on the ground floor,” Collins said, taking a long pause before continuing. “And seeing no visible threat between myself and my vehicle, I wished everyone a good week and broke off from the group.

Approaching my vehicle at an angle, what I didn’t see was a man hunched down by the wheel well of

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the committee by president-elect Caden Fabbi stated the student government’s belief that concealed weapons on campus would detract from the university’s designation as a place for the sharing of diverse ideas.

A “Legislator Fact Sheet” submitted by NSHE conveyed a similar objection: Guns on campuses would have a chilling effect on academic freedom, robust classroom discussions and already difficult faculty/student discussions on failing grades.

Opponents of the bill voiced a multitude of other concerns, including fears that concealed weapons on campus could increase the risk of suicides, deter academics from teaching at Nevada institutions, and create volatile situations during campus events where alcohol is served.

Adam Garcia—veteran police officer and chief of police services at UNR—agrees, calling the bill a Pandora’s Box. According to Garcia, most of the seven states where campus carry is legal have provisions restricting firearms in places like dormitories and public entertainment venues.

“A.B. 148 doesn’t do that,” Garcia says. “It’s just basically a blank check to say, ‘Here, if you have a CCW, you can carry it on a campus of NSHE.’ So, we would really be the minority of all these states, just kind of an extreme outlier if A.B. 148 passes.”

Opponents of A.B. 148 were not the only ones to present a long list of reasons for their position during the March 5 hearing. In addition to their belief that concealed weapons can reduce the number of on-campus

a truck next to a sedan. As he passed me, he grabbed me, forced me to the cold, hard asphalt, placed a pistol to my temple, clicked off the safety, told me not to say anything, and then he began to brutally rape me.”

Collins, who has spoken in favor of guns on campus many times both in Nevada and in other states, explained that as she was being raped, she could see university police cruisers parked only a few hundred feet away but knew that the university’s police office was closed for the evening.

“So, while my body was being ripped apart, I knew no one was coming to help me,” Collins said.

This session marks the third time “campus carry” legislation has been considered by the Nevada Legislature and the third time Collins has told state legislators that she believes campus carry is really a matter of allowing law-abiding citizens to choose their means of self-defense.

“Unfortunately,” Collins said, “legislators and university officials opposed to campus carry are seemingly more intimidated by law abiding citizens like me—sitting in class with my legal, permitted firearm— than they are of the rapist waiting for me in the parking garage.”

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After Collins, the committee listened to several hours of testimony from both proponents and opponents of A.B. 148, much of it closely echoing similar sentiments expressed during past sessions.

Opponents of the measure include the leaders of the Nevada System of Higher Education [NSHE] and UNR’s student-government senate.

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Campus-carry advocate Amanda Collins was raped in Unr’s Brian J. Whalen Parking Complex.

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sexual assaults, proponents expressed concern over the ratio of police to civilians on university campuses. At UNR, the number of officers on duty varies, and may, at times, be as low as two officers. Some supporters of campus carry also suggested that individuals with CCWs might be able to intervene in the event of a mass shooting—or “active shooter”—situation, an idea that opponents have railed against.

Garcia points to the fact that CCW permit holders go through eight hours of training, while police officers undergo 20 weeks of preliminary training followed by regular training and twicea-year qualification testing on a shooting range thereafter.

“This idea that somebody with minimal training could successfully thwart an attack by an armed assailant, that’s flawed,” Garcia says.

“It’s more likely that that person would pose an additional danger to themselves or to other students, or faculty, or staff.”

Christopher Lively, a proponent of A.B. 148, is the director for the Nevada branch of Students for Concealed Carry, a national organization comprised of college students, faculty and staff who support campus carry. The 35-year-old Army veteran is taking a short break from his studies in computer engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He agrees with Garcia’s estimation of an average CCW holder’s preparedness to engage an assailant bent on mass murder.

“They’re not expected to run in and save the day,” Lively says. “Their permit, their training, is all about stopping an imminent threat to themselves. So if there’s an active shooter on a campus—you can hear the gunshots, but you’re not directly threatened—your training would tell you, ‘Move away as quickly as possible from the threat. Flee, hide, run, do whatever you have to do not to actually put yourself in a position to try to be a hero.’”

S af e ty o n There’s another thing upon which Garcia and Lively are in agreement. Both men believe campuses are comparatively safe places.

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it comes to areas where we’re trying to have an inclusive environment and accept different viewpoints, we have to be careful.”

communities immediately Handbook in 2012 to surrounding us. Our create a procedure for numbers don’t even institutions’ presidents to compare.” follow when reviewing According to Lively, this requests for concealeddisparity in crime rates helps carry on campus. make the case for campus UNR president Marc carry.

Johnson explains that “We understand that under the current policy, campuses are low in crime,” concealed-carry requests he says. “However, that are turned over to the doesn’t change the fact that university’s police departwe still have to get to and ment. Before reporting from campus through places back with a recommendathat have much higher crime tion, the police may rates.” review the applicant’s The unintended permit to carry a Elliot AndErson consequence of gun-free concealed weapon, run Nevada Assembly campuses, Lively says, is a background check on that people are forced to the person, and interview travel to and from school him or her to learn more and go about other daily about the rationale for the business unarmed, leaving them defenseless request. to prevent violent crimes against themselves, “It protects the individual who has a license which—when they occur off campus—are not to carry concealed weapons, that if there really reflected in schools’ crime statistics. is a specific threat, then we can and do allow NSHE executive vice chancellor and likely for individuals to carry concealed weapons, but U.S. senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto if they don’t have a particular threat, then we doesn’t believe this argument holds up because, protect the campus for the learning environment she says, university police work in conjunction that we have here so that it’s not just a lot of with city and county law enforcement across people carrying guns for no particular reason,” jurisdictional boundaries.

Johnson says.

“There’s no false wall that’s put up around But A.B. 148 proponents say the petition the perimeters,” Cortez Masto says. process doesn’t work. Lively has applied twice, Cortez Masto adds that concealed carry once at College of Southern Nevada and once permit holders may find themselves in this type at UNLV, and was denied both times. In accorof situation whether they’re going to a campus dance with NSHE’s policy, a written explanation where weapons are prohibited or heading to an of the reasons for a decision must be issued to an airport for travel. She points to a current policy applicant. Lively says when he received notice of that allows students to petition the president of UNLV’s decision from the university’s chief of their institution for permission to carry concealed police, he found he’d been denied on the grounds weapons on campus as a means of answering that he was not a police officer and therefore not campus-carry proponents’ concerns. authorized to carry.

“There is nothing wrong with the current At UNR, a total of 10 requests were submitlaw,” Cortez Masto says. “Right now, the ted by people seeking permission to bring weapdiscretion is with the Board of Regents and ons to campus during 2013 and 2014. In 2013, the presidents to make this determination all requests were made by CCW permit holders with respect to whether somebody can carry who wanted to bring their firearms on a regular a concealed weapon on campus. It’s not a basis. All five requests were denied. Of the five complete prohibition.” requests made in 2014, four were for weapons to NSHE’s policy regarding the possession of be brought to campus for a scholastic purpose. weapons was added to the Board of Regents’

These four were approved. The other request, made by a CCW permit holder, was denied.

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Several changes have been made to A.B. 148 in the weeks since its first hearing. The bill, which initially contained provisions to allow concealed carry at K-12 schools and daycares, was amended to remove these elements prior to approval by the Assembly Judiciary Committee on March 18.

Fiore says that these provisions of the bill were dropped as a show of good faith. The bill, she says, will pass this session, and dropping the K-12 and daycare provisions will lessen opposition.

Vicki Kawelmacher, another supporter of A.B. 148, was disappointed to learn that the provisions had been dropped. Kawelmacher is the CEO of Women’s Shooting Academy in Reno, where she has been teaching CCW certification courses and other personal and gun safety courses since 2008. Parents and teachers, she says, should be allowed to be trained, educated and armed to protect themselves and their children rather than have to await police response in an emergency situation.

“Whether it’s a college campus, or a middle school, or a high school, or an elementary school—a campus is a campus is a campus,” Kawelmacher says.

But Kawelmacher says, despite her disappointment, she still considers A.B. 148 a win for Second Amendment rights.

While concealed carry in the pre- and grade schools is off the table, there are new provisions of A.B. 148 that would allow the storage of firearms in vehicles—either occupied or locked—at K-12 schools and daycares. These provisions were originally proposed in Assembly Bill 2

by Assembly Speaker John Hambrick (R-Las Vegas). They were added to A.B. 148 by amendments made during the March 18 Assembly Judiciary Committee work session and would apply to NSHE property as well.

As a result of the amendments, A.B. 148 now looks a bit more like the original Nevada campus-carry measure introduced in 2011 by former senator John Lee (D-North Las Vegas) and reintroduced by Fiore in 2013. Surprisingly, there is also a new campus-carry bill. On March 16, Sen. Ben Kieckhefer (R-Reno) introduced Senate Bill 350. The measure would allow

concealed carry on NSHE campuses, and contains Lee’s original prohibition on firearms at venues with a capacity of 1,000 or more, including stadiums and athletic fields.

A.B. 148 never contained the original prohibition on concealed carry at large campus venues, and no longer contains a provision authorizing county sheriffs’ offices to provide information about instructors and organizations that

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offer firearm safety courses with a focus educational environments. But the biggest difference between the old campus-carry measures and A.B. 148 is a provision that permits concealed carry in public parts of Nevada’s airports.

And it’s this part of the bill that’s particularly worrisome to Assemblymember Elliot Anderson (D-Las Vegas), who is concerned that concealed carry in Nevada’s airports might have a detrimental effect on the state’s tourism economy.

Culturally diverse international visitors, Anderson says, often don’t like the U.S. gun culture.

Anderson, a former marine and current student of UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law, adds that the same concern for people’s comfort level with firearms should be taken into account when considering concealed carry on campuses as well.

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Several state legislatures around the country are currently considering campus carry bills, including Texas, Florida and Montana. A bill in Arkansas would allow higher education faculty and staff to carry concealed weapons. Across the board, the major talking points on both sides of the issue closely mirror the familiar ones presented for the third time now in Nevada.

Fiore has expressed confidence in A.B. 148’s odds of passing this time around, and says opponents of campus carry lack data and statistics to support their position.

“They have zero points, in my opinion, I’ve got to tell you,” Fiore says.

“I heard the rhetoric in 2011 when John Lee presented it. I heard it in 2013 when I presented John Lee’s exact bill. And I heard the same rhetoric, and it was so refreshing to me to hear that they have no new news. It’s all, ‘What if something bad happens?’ And it’s just a joke. I mean, their opposition is just a joke.”

Cortez Masto disagrees, pointing to information she presented during the March 5 hearing, including two government surveys.

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between the ages of 18 and 22 as well as 97,000 reported incidents of students becoming victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape in 2013.

The second, from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics, gives data on sexual assault and rape between 1995 and 2013 and finds that nonstudents between the ages of 18 and 24 are 1.2 times more likely (7.6 per 1,000) to be victimized than those of the same age group who are enrolled in college (6.1 per 1,000). This survey also indicates that roughly 70 percent of sexual assault cases occur at the victim’s home or the home of someone the victim knows.

Cortez Masto says the data from these surveys suggests the combination of alcohol and firearms on campus has the potential to be very dangerous and that the rate of sexual assault on campuses is too low to justify concealed carry as a means of on-campus sexual assault prevention.

She adds that she believes Fiore is ignoring the voices of students, faculty and staff who oppose the measure.

“Those are the statistics,” Cortez Masto says. “That’s the data right there.

They’re the individuals that are going to be there every single day, and they’re the ones that we should be listening to with respect to their concerns.”

“At the end of the day, it’s a solution in search of a problem,” she says. “There are no statistics to support the need for it.”

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is a 21-year-old student at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is originally from East Los Angeles, calls his mom his hero, and is a transgender male. He claims he can eat an extra large pepperoni pizza by himself, followed by an order of chicken wings. At first I had my doubts about whether Rojas can actually put down that much food—he’s not a large person—but then he told me what he ate for breakfast, an entire package of string cheese, and I realized that I had to take him at his word for us to move forward from a place of trust and mutual understanding.

Questionable diet choices aside, this example of taking Rojas at his word is about the best analogy I can come up with to illustrate the complicated relationship the transgender community has with the media.

In response to my request for an interview, Rojas preempted our meeting with an email that I can only guess he has sent many times before. It read, “I would be more than happy to meet with you … [but] I refuse to answer any questions about my medical transition, my genitals, or my sex life as those are always topics which are proposed and I always shoot down as that is no one’s business but mine.”

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At first, the tone in his email caught me off guard, but if you take a minute to Google “transgender media coverage,” it becomes clear that the cynicism is more defensible than defensive. After being categorically ignored or cast only as sex workers in crime dramas, some recent national news coverage about the transgender community has been aggressively voyeuristic at best, and disrespectful and abusive at worst.

Comments like “When did you decide to become a boy/girl?” or “I never would have been able to tell if you hadn’t said something!” dominate the national media narrative. Closer to home, Kimi Cole, Transgender Allies Group director and transgender woman, has also had a few face-palm inquiries directed her way over the years. “Have you had the surgery?”

“Do you want the surgery?” Worst of all, “So, how do you do it?” Although Cole usually views these questions as teachable moments for what not to ask, she is justifiably horrified nonetheless.

It all comes down to the fact that—for most of us—people do not question our basic identities.

But for individuals who identify as the opposite gender than they were biologically born, it is a facet of daily life, and it can be an uphill battle for recognition. As Levi puts it, “You are

assumed male and straight or female and straight until proven otherwise.”

Tory Clark, professor at UNR and clinical sexologist in Reno, elaborated on the media’s obsession with sexuality and its lack of a filter towards the transgender community. “[It] has to do with the broad issue of Americans not being comfortable talking about sex.

When they get an opportunity to ask questions, they ask.”

She continues, “It comes from a place of having privilege. There’s privilege in being a part of the cis-culture [normative culture]. You don’t have to worry about answering questions about your genitalia.”

Most people take for granted that their privates won’t go public.

We deny this basic civility to some members of society, but it goes beyond civility. The obsession with proving someone’s gender in a scientific manner gets in the way of meaningful conversations.

Conversations like the difference between gender and sexual identity, discussions about the physical and emotional harm that the transgender community faces, and what transgender advocacy looks like are good places to begin.

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It doesn’t hurt to know that post1970s medical research consistently confirms the body/brain dissonance that the transgender community experiences. According to the American Medical Association, both gender identity and sexual orientation are congenital, or present at birth, and do not necessarily fall along the lines of sexual organs.

On the social front, being transgender is synonymous with being misunderstood. As a part of the LGBT lexicon, the “T” has the distinct disadvantage of being the only letter that does not align its identity with sexual orientation. Not surprisingly, this adds an extra element of confusion when people look to the acronym as a simple marker.

A useful graphic for understanding the relationship between gender identity and sexual orientation is the popular image known as “The Genderbread Person.” Created as a teaching tool by transgender advocate Sam Killermann, the graphic displays symbols that correspond to the brain, outer body, nether-regions, and heart in order to differentiate between the three areas that pertain to gender (identity, expression, and biological sex) and the one area that pertains to sexuality (sexual OPINION

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orientation). Unlike the rest of the LGBT community, the transgender experience only has to do with the first three.

As Cole put it, “The gender identity is completely separate from sexual identity. The gender identity is how people perceive themselves in the world, who they see in the mirror, how they present, dress, and how the rest of world perceives them. Sexual orientation is simply who you are attracted to.”

The average lifespan of a transgender individual is only around 30 years old, according to various sources. Research has shown that 43-60 percent of transgender people report being victims of physical violence, and 41 percent attempt suicide. If you are a white, transgender woman, you have 1 in 25 chance of being murdered. For women of color, this statistic ups your probability to 1 in 12.

Although being transgender is not a psychological pathology, being threatened with discrimination and violence has clear psychological effects. Internalized discrimination and outward abuse can lead to social alienation, low self-esteem, extreme vigilance in gender expression (trying to pass as cis-gender), and increased drug abuse. Depression is 2-3 times higher among the transgender community compared to the general population, and it is estimated that 57 percent of transgender individuals face family rejection.

“Truly, for many trans people, it’s a case of survival,” said Rojas.

In the face of these horrific statistics, calling the transgender community resilient reaches beyond understatement. So it is no surprise that the loudest and strongest voices come from within the community itself. People like Rojas and Cole and public figures such as Laverne Cox, a transgender activist and an actress best known for her work on the Netflix series Orange is the New Black, are the faces of the movement.

On April 9, Cox is scheduled to speak at the Joe Crowley Student Union. Without even counting her exceptional acting talent, Cox’s visibility as a successful transgender woman who is “out” is notable.

Rojas explains the importance of her visit: “Her speech will open the door for this community. Trans students will see someone like them doing great things.” Ω

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Gaman Ramen 138 West St., 327-4448 In my Boy Scout days, instant ramen noodles were a staple of camping trips—lightweight, by filling, cheap and easy to prepare. However, Todd South in Japan every region has its own version of ramen soup, none of which resemble the brick o’ dry noodles and salt packet found in every American dorm room. Gaman Ramen’s goal is to bring an authentic, contemporary ramen experience to Reno, and though I’ve never been to the land of the rising sun, I’d say they’re doing a pretty good job.

With only 18-20 seats and dinner served gaman Ramen is open for just 20 hours of the week, don’t plan on Wednesday through bringing the whole family for hours. You Sunday, 5 p.m. to may need to wait a bit to get a table, but 9 p.m. the friendly and efficient staff do a good job of turning tables without making you feel rushed or unwelcome. The decor is spartan-yet-tasteful, the earthenware bowls are handcrafted by one of the owners, and everything that can be is made in-house.

We started with lotus chips ($3), thin slices of fried lotus root, that were lightly salted and deliciously crispy.

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sliced radish, spring onion and egg/wheat noodles. (Gluten-free vegan noodles are available for an additional dollar.) I chose Tonkotsu, a rich pork stock simmered for several hours and served with pork belly.

Additional toppings are available, and I selected vegetables ($2), hon shimeji mushrooms ($1), and an organic, seasoned soft-boiled egg ($1). My wife selected Shio, a delicate chicken and dashi broth served with thin-sliced, house-smoked duck breast (no extras). A miso ramen is also available (soy/veggie).

Hot sauce and chili oil are included, but if you really want to kick up the spice, I recommend adding the condiment box ($2). The broth was great on its own, but the addition of housemade black garlic oil, hot sauce, pickled ginger, and togarashi—a Japanese blend of seven spices—made things even more interesting. Order a box to share with the table, and you get complimentary refills. I enjoyed all four items, but the black garlic oil and pickled ginger made it a “must order.”

My wife’s bowl of food was pretty tasty, and she was very happy with it. My meal

was sublime. The noodles were al dente, the broth was the definition of umami, and man, did I love the extras. The extra veg added a lot of texture, the mushrooms were unique and earthy, but that egg. Oh, that egg. The yolk was semi-jellied, and the seasoned albumen had its back. The dish was already delicious, but the egg’s rich flavor and texture sent it over the top.

How to top a simple-yet-superlative meal? Housemade dessert. My wife’s Meyer lemon sorbet was icy and tart, with

just enough sweetness to hit the spot. Yet it was surpassed by a Genmai green tea ice cream that was nothing like I’ve had before. First, it wasn’t that food-coloring shade of green. Second, it actually tasted like tea. In fact, I’d say this ice cream tasted and smelled more of tea leaves than most pots of green tea I’ve been served.

The nose on this dessert was a revelation.

To be honest, our experience wasn’t perfect. My Lucky Buddha lager ($4) was served at room temp, and when we entered a mostly-empty room, we were told to wait while the front window seat was bussed. I understand wanting to keep that showcase window occupied, but there were other tables available and making us wait made a poor first impression. Luckily, the quality of food and the rest of the service completely erased my initial irritation. You could could pay twice as much at Gaman Ramen and still feel like you got your money’s worth. Ω

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Taking more than a few cues from John Carpenter’s Halloween and the zombie works of George Romero, Mitchell is very much tuned into the sort of stuff that makes film by goers squirm and sweat. The movie, based Bob Grimm on one of his own nightmares, combines voyeuristic camera work, eerie soundtrack bgrimm@ newsreview.c om vibes and some fine acting for one of the better, old-school cinematic scares of the past decade.

Jay (Maika Monroe), a relatively shy high school girl, cools off in her backyard pool while the neighborhood kids spy.

She’s got a big date with the dreamy Hugh (Jake Weary of Zombeavers), anxiously anticipating it like a typical teen. The new, fresh-faced couple take in a Cary Grant movie, indulge in some people-watching games, and then Jay loses her virginity to

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Hugh in the backseat of his car. She barely has time to take in the aftermath of this lifealtering experience before she’s sucking on a chloroform rag.

Turns out Hugh had an agenda beyond sex. He’s carrying some sort of curse, and the only way to pass it on is through intercourse. The curse involves an unstoppable force that can take the shape of any human, be it an old naked man on the roof or one of your parents. That force is not only out to kill the cursed individual; it’s out to kill the cursed individual in very violent ways.

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pursues her. The sight of humans simply walking forward hasn’t been this scary in a long time. The aforementioned Carpenter did it well in the original Halloween with Michael Myers and his white mask walking like a menacing robot towards his prey. Mitchell uses people of all ages, shapes and sizes as his monsters, and the more normal they look, the more frightening they are to watch.

The shape-shifting “monster” proves a highly effective device, because you will find yourself constantly scanning every frame of this movie, evaluating every human being that appears. Crowd shots are especially unnerving. There are times when the “monster” is fairly apparent, and others where it is something vaguely visible in the back of the shot. In short, you don’t ever feel safe watching It Follows.

Of course, there is also a “loss of innocence leads to danger” element at play. Not only does Jay lose her sense of safety and well-being after her first sexual encounter, but she is forced into a form of promiscuity as she frantically tries to “pass the curse along.”

Characters in this film who would otherwise be generous, caring types wind up hurting and cursing others out of fear and dread.

Once they are faced with terror, they act in selfish and psychopathic ways.

It’s mind-bending material, and it marks Mitchell as a filmmaker who knows how to go deep in a genre that is often quite shallow. The finale actually feels a little big for his lean indie, but it’s still an effective conclusion. I’ll also note that Jay’s friends cannot see the monsters pursuing her, which leads to some good sequences of people tossed about by invisible forces.

Cinema hasn’t been void of good horror lately, but it has had few true standouts. Last year’s The Babadook is a modern classic, and Afflicted was a fun spin on the vampire genre. I would place It Follows at around the same level of The Babadook.

So, go see the film, and be prepared to have a love/hate relationship with Mitchell.

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There are some good ideas at play in the latest from District 9 director Neill Blomkamp. The problem is many of those ideas are unabashedly lifted from other movies. Sharlto Copley voices Chappie, a sentient robot created by a nerdy computer guy (Dev Patel). The nerdy computer guy works for a big security corporation that builds cop robots. This feels a lot like RoboCop, especially when an evil, mullet-wearing coworker looks to get his new creation, The Moose, into mass production. The Moose is a direct rip-off of ED-209 from RoboCop, the big defense robot that can’t negotiate stairs.

The film never takes off as its own entity, and feels like a hodgepodge of every robot ever made. Well, every robot movie ever made with perhaps 10 percent originality thrown in, and the original part is lame. So now I’m concerned, because Blomkamp just got the green light from Fox to make Alien 5, possibly with Sigourney Weaver and Michael Biehn.

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Director Kenneth Branagh knows what Disney junkies, young and old, crave in their fairy tale movies, and he unabashedly delivers the goods with this, the latest “live action” remake of a Disney animated classic.

Of course, any Cinderella movie would be a slog without a good actress playing the title character. Luckily, Branagh has scored a great one with Lily James (TV’s Downton Abbey), as charming an actress as any to ever play an iconic Disney role. Screenwriter Chris Weitz gives Cinderella a sweet and sad backstory, showing us a young girl (Eloise Webb) living a happy and secure life with her doting parents (Ben Chaplin and Hayley Atwell). As the fairy tale dictates, Cinderella loses her mom, paving the way for the Queen Bee of all stepmothers, played here by a spot-on, devilish Cate Blanchett.

Blanchett and James are so good in their roles because they aren’t trying to break the mold. They both embrace their parts as if they know what we have come to expect, and the result is a sort of adorable nostalgia in the case of Cinderella. She’s a genuinely nice person you can root for as portrayed by James. Adding to the charm would be Helena Bonham Carter (Branagh’s ex-girlfriend) as Fairy Godmother. As to be expected, Carter plays it joyfully weird and quirky. When the pink gown transforms into that glorious blue dress adorning the spinning James, it’s pure movie magic. It’s a lot of fun seeing Branagh embracing the Disney canon and making it his own for nearly two hours.

This is a relatively small movie for the Will Smith mega machine, a semistandard conman movie that allows Smith to use his wisecracker persona. It does a good job making him likeable again after crap like After Earth, even if he’s playing a lying scumbag. Nicky (Smith) is enjoying a fine meal at his hotel one night when Jess (Margot Robbie, who must be the hottest girl on God’s green Earth—and all of the arctic and desert parts, too) sits at his table. This starts a movie-long relationship between the conman and the conwoman wannabe. Nicky co-runs a thievery ring that specializes in a lot of little scams and robberies, claiming that the smaller stuff all adds up. Jess, his trainee with a perfect touch when it comes to lifting watches, craves the “big sting.”

Nicky wants nothing to do with that. Or does he? The first half of the movie is actually quite good, as we see Nicky showing Jess the ropes and battling with an urge to gamble.

The second half of the film goes a little off course as Nicky goes to work for racecar mogul Garriga (Rodrigo Santoro) involving some sort of speed-reducing scheme. Gerald McRaney shows up as a grouchy bodyguard during this portion of the film, and he helps to elevate it over the material. As a conman movie, this one falls way short of films like The Sting, but is much better than crap like Now You See Me. For Will Smith films, it also falls somewhere in the middle. As for Robbie, well, just see it for the watch-robbing Robbie. She steals the movie, lifting that sucker right off of Will Smith’s unsuspecting wrist.

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For me, a new Will Ferrell movie is usually a cause for celebration. Hey, I even liked Land of the Lost, a film I feel was unjustly dismissed by the masses. Alas, even the great comedic masters misfire from time to time, and Ferrell’s latest goes on the dung heap with the likes of his Kicking and Screaming and Bewitched. Ferrell plays a finance guru who gets convicted for crimes he supposedly didn’t commit, and sentenced to hard time in San Quentin. In an attempt to not get raped when he goes to jail, he hires his car washer (Kevin Hart) to train him in prison ways, for he immediately assumes the man did time because he’s black. So, right there, the Ferrell character is a racist ignoramus that we are supposed to feel sorry for, and that just doesn’t happen. Ferrell and Hart labor for laughs in a sea of dick and ass rape jokes, and it’s all quite ugly and mostly unfunny. There are some highlights, including a simulated prison riot in a wine cellar that inexplicably includes the appearance of an angry baboon, but the jokes are mostly duds.

You know you are in trouble when your plot is mostly identical to a failed Rob Schneider movie (the equally offensive Big Stan).

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I’ll say this for Sean Penn: even though he has a major smoker’s face, he’s sporting some pretty nice muscularity at this stage in his life. Seriously, he’s got the six-pack abs, and some major shoulder and back muscles leading down to an impressive, slender waist. While I didn’t exactly get a glimpse of his buttocks, I have to imagine that they are smooth and rock hard, enviable for all men over 50. When properly oiled, his surfer body is the sort of thing to make humans of all genders and sexual preferences swoon. I wonder whether his is a body made by steroids, or HGH, or just the toned, shaped, visually delicious yet functional results of a man who works hard and cares about himself. I wonder why he would do all this work on those fabulous muscles and still smoke cigarettes, a habit that destroys him little by little with every puff, like mold on a fine art painting. I wonder what he drinks in the morning, whether it’s a protein shake full of nutritious supplements, or just a big glass of raw eggs Rocky style. While I’m at it, let’s not ignore his hair. I think it’s dyed, but not to an extent that makes him look like “old guy trying to look young.” I feel his stylist should be commended. He or she has found the right balance in that dye mix. Topping it all off is a nice pencil mustache, with just enough of a soul patch under his lip to make Frank Zappa proud. All in all, I can see why Charlize Theron is dating Sean Penn. He is, indeed, a catch, even if he tastes and smells like a stank ashtray. Oh, and I almost forgot. … This movie, with his hunky ass playing an assassin trying to make good on his sins, is freaking terrible!

Director Robert Schwentke chooses a lot of gray tones to go with his dull dialogue and muddled, straining performances to make this one a sleeper in a bad way. Shailene Woodley, an actress who is impressive most of the time, simply doesn’t make for an intriguing action heroine. The material seems beneath her. After the oh-so-rousing events of the first film, Tris (Woodley) and Four (Theo James) are living in a “faction free” zone, meaning the zone is not run by any of the factions by which everybody in this society is categorized by.

The factions are Amity, Abnegation, Erudite, Dauntless, Candor, Flounder and Douchebag.

I would say this mess has the worst Young Adult fiction premise ever, but I’ve seen the Twilight films, so I would be lying my ass off.

While living among the factionless, they have a surprise meeting with Four’s hot mom Evelyn, played by the incomparable Naomi Watts, one of my all-time favorite actresses.

Watts is totally wasting her time in this crap, because, well, if Kate Winslet can slum in this pigeon spooge, so can Watts. While Watts makes a fairly brief appearance in this chapter, her character figures to be bigger in future installments. So, consequently, I weep for Watts’s immediate film future.

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The band has been together since 2010. Singer and rhythm guitarist Robb Russo looks like Morrissey if Morrissey went to the gym and lifted weights regularly. He’s a police officer, which is an unusual day job for a musician—not like bartender or pizza chef. His voice is versatile and emotive, and bassist Ken Zimmerman chimes in with on-point harmony vocals.

Drummer Jason Hodge plays with precision and a big sound, partly created by sometimes doubling his live drums with a programmed drum machine. And guitarist Scott Taylor plays leads that are melodic and never showy. The group used to have a dedicated keyboard player, but after she left, Russo, Zimmerman and Taylor all doubled on keyboards, sometimes creating thick, atmospheric textures.

The group just released its debut album, Forever and Whatever … which was produced by University of Nevada, Reno graduate Bjorn Thorsrud, a producer who has worked extensively with Smashing Pumpkins. The band members credit Thorsrud with a lot of the best decisions that went into the album. He suggested slowing down “6 Degrees,” an upbeat pop tune, and at the slower tempo, it became a powerful Joy Divisioninspired dirge.

“The quality of the album—if you put it on and put headphones on and really listen to it, it’s amazing,” said Hodge. “We really wanted that Disintegration feel, so that everything is swirling and surrounding, and it’s confusing because there’s so much stuff going on. We wanted that—big drums, big bass, big vocals, and we got it.”

The band’s big sound fits with their big ambitions and their big practice room. Lots of bands have their own Facebook pages, and Asphalt Socialites, of course, do, but not many bands have practice spaces with a Facebook page, like Asphalt Socialites Studios. They’re not shy. Ω

Asphalt Socialites’ practice room is a big studio. It’s clean, but there’s a full bar, a wall-mounted flatscreen TV, a pool table and a few couches.

There’s a full stage with professional quality sound and lighting systems.

A small coterie of friends and girlfriends tend to socialize and watch the band during rehearsals. Simply put, it’s a better music venue than many actual venues.

The band members say that practicing on a stage makes them more comfortable performing on stages. They change the lighting rig to practice playing with different conditions—brightly light stage with colorful light show or dark and moody club.

Asphalt Socialites are an ambitious band, the kind of band that would practice on a big stage because that’s where their aspirations lay. The band aims for that Radiohead balance of creating unusual sonic textures but also writing anthemic songs that play to the cheap seats. There are a lot of late '80s and early '90s flavors in the music, a little of Blur-style Brit pop, Catherine Wheel-inspired shoegazing guitars, and a whole lot of the atmosphere of The Cure, especially that band’s influential 1989 album Disintegration.

Asphalt Socialites are ready for the big stage: Jason Hodge, Robb Russo, Scott Taylor and Ken Zimmerman.

asphalt Socialites Cd release party is at the Knitting Factory, 211 n. Virginia St., on april 24, with dangermaker and Seas & Centuries. all ages. tickets are free in advance from the band or $8 at the door. For more information, visit www.asphaltsocialites. com.

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THURSDAY 4/2 3RD STREET

125 W. Third St., (775) 323-5005

Blues jam w/Blue Haven, 9:30pm, no cover

5 STAR SALOON

Karaoke, 10pm, no cover

BAR OF AMERICA

Rustler’s Moon, 8pm, no cover

132 West St., (775) 329-2878 10042 Donner Pass Rd., Truckee; (530) 587-2626

Yonder Mountain String Band April 2, 8 p.m.

Cargo 255 N. Virginia St. 398-5400

FRIDAY 4/3

SATURDAY 4/4 3rd Party, 9pm, no cover

Dance party w/DJ DoublePlay, 10pm, no cover before 10pm, $5 after

Dance party w/DJ DoublePlay, 10pm, no cover before 10pm, $5 after

Open Mic w/Steve Elegant, 7pm, Tu, no cover Karaoke, 10pm, W, no cover

Dippin’ Sauce, 9pm, no cover

Dippin’ Sauce, 9pm, no cover

816 Highway 40 West, Verdi; (775) 351-3206

BRASSERIE ST. JAMES

901 S. Center St., (775) 348-8888 255 N. Virginia St., (775) 398-5400

Yonder Mountain String Band, Ben Sollee, 8pm, $27.50

CEOL IRISH PUB

Pub Quiz Trivia Night, 8pm, no cover

538 S. Virginia St., (775) 329-5558

COMMA COFFEE

Comedy 3rd Street, 125 W. Third St., 323-5005: Comedy Night & Improv w/Patrick Shillito, W, 9pm, no cover Carson Nugget, 507 N. Carson St., Carson City, 882-1626: Huck Flyn, F, 7:30pm, $13-$15 Catch a Rising Star, Silver Legacy, 407 N. Virginia St., 329-4777: Dave Mencarelli, Th, Su, 7:30pm, $15.95; Donnell Rawlings, F, 7:30pm, 10pm, $15.95; Sandy Stec, Sa, 7:30pm, 10pm, $17.95; Ivan Pecel, Tu-W, 7:30pm, $15.95 The Improv at Harveys Cabaret, Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, (800) 553-1022: Darryl Lenox, Rick Ingraham, Th-F, Su, 9pm, $25; Sa, 8pm, 10pm, $30; James Stephens III, W, 9pm, $25 Reno-Tahoe Comedy at Pioneer Underground, 100 S. Virginia St., 686-6600: JP Connolly, F, 7pm, 9:30pm, Sa, 6:30pm, 9:30pm, $15-$17

Neil O’Kane, 9pm, no cover Songwriters in the Round, 6pm, no cover

COTTONWOOD RESTAURANT & BAR

The McAlindin Brothers, 7pm, no cover

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Monday Night Open Mic, 8pm, M, no cover Strange on the Range, 7pm, W, no cover

Traditional Irish Tune Session, 7pm, Tu, no cover

Chris Talbot, 9pm, no cover

312 S. Carson St., Carson City; (775) 883-2662 10142 Rue Hilltop, Truckee; (530) 587-5711

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY 4/6-4/8 DG Kicks, 9pm, Tu, no cover After Mic, 11:30pm, W, no cover

BAR-M-BAR

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SUNDAY 4/5

Carson Feet Warmers, 11:30am, Tu, no cover Dave Leather, noon, W, no cover

275 E. Fourth St., (775) 324-1917

Morgan “Jump Spark” Hale, 9:30pm, no cover

Downtime, 9:30pm, no cover

Karaoke w/Nitesong Productions, 9pm, Tu, Open Mic/Ladies Night, 8:30pm, W, no cover

ELBOW ROOM BAR

Greg Austin, 9pm, no cover

7-Out, Weapons of Mass Creation, 8:30pm, no cover

Karaoke Night, 6:30pm, Tu, no cover

2002 Victorian Ave., Sparks; (775) 356-9799

FUEGO

Live flamenco guitar music, 5:30pm, no cover

170 S. Virginia St., (775) 322-1800

THE GRID BAR & GRILL

Karaoke w/Andrew, 9pm, no cover

8545 N. Lake Blvd., Kings Beach; (530) 546-0300

HANGAR BAR

Canyon White Open Mic Night, 8pm, no cover

Karaoke Kat, 9pm, no cover

10603 Stead Blvd., Stead; (775) 677-7088

HARRY’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL

Open mic, 7pm, no cover

1100 E. Plumb Ln., (775) 828-7665

HELLFIRE SALOON

9825 S. Virginia St., (775) 622-8878

Thursday Open Mic Night, 7pm, no cover

HIMMEL HAUS

Open Mic Night, 9pm M, no cover Trivia Night, 9pm, W, no cover

3819 Saddle Rd., South Lake Tahoe; (530) 314-7665

THE HOLLAND PROJECT 140 Vesta St., (775) 742-1858

Bass Heavy, 9pm, W, $TBA

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Greg Lewis Junior Recital, 7pm, Tu, no cover SVC Speak Easy, 7:30pm, W, $3-$5

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SATURDAY SATURDAY4/44/4

SUNDAY SUNDAY4/5 4/5

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MONDAY-WEDNESDAY4/6-4/8 4/6-4/8

JUB JUBJUB’S JUB’STHIRST THIRSTPARLOR PARLOR 7171S.S.Wells WellsAve., Ave.,(775) (775)384-1652 384-1652 1) 1)Showroom Showroom2)2)Main MainBarBar

2)2)Blazin BlazinMics!, Mics!,10pm, 10pm,M,M,nonocover cover

THE THEJUNGLE JUNGLE

Outspoken: Outspoken:Open OpenMic MicNight, Night, 7pm, 7pm,M,M,nonocover cover

246246W.W.First FirstSt.,St.,(775) (775)329-4484 329-4484

KNITTING KNITTINGFACTORY FACTORYCONCERT CONCERTHOUSE HOUSE

Crown CrownThe TheEmpire, Empire,Palisades, Palisades, 7pm, 7pm,$17-$40 $17-$40

211211N.N.Virginia VirginiaSt.,St.,(775) (775)323-5648 323-5648

5th5thAnnual AnnualReno RenoFurFurParty Partywith withDJDJDan, Dan, Pork PorkChop, Chop,others, others,10pm, 10pm,$20 $20

WeWeAre AreHarlot, Harlot,7:30pm, 7:30pm,Tu,Tu,$10.45-$30 $10.45-$30

THE THELOVING LOVINGCUP CUP

Whatitdo WhatitdoWednesday, Wednesday,9pm, 9pm,W,W,nonocover cover

188188California CaliforniaAve., Ave.,(775) (775)322-2480 322-2480

MOODY’S MOODY’SBISTRO BISTROBAR BAR&&BEATS BEATS 10007 10007Bridge BridgeSt.,St.,Truckee; Truckee;(530) (530)587-8688 587-8688

Worn WornOut OutWelcome, Welcome,8pm, 8pm,nonocover cover

Joe JoeGrissino GrissinoBand, Band,8:30pm, 8:30pm,nonocover cover

Chuck ChuckHughes HughesTrio, Trio,8:30pm, 8:30pm,nonocover cover

O’SKIS O’SKISPUB PUB&&GRILLE GRILLE

906-A 906-AVictorian VictorianAve., Ave.,Sparks; Sparks;(775) (775)358-5484 358-5484

Acoustic AcousticWonderland WonderlandSinger-Songwriter Singer-Songwriter DJ Razz, 9pm, no cover DJ Razz, 9pm, no cover Showcase, Showcase,8pm, 8pm,nonocover cover

POLO POLOLOUNGE LOUNGE

Johnny JohnnyLipka’s Lipka’sGemini, Gemini,9pm, 9pm,nonocover cover

1559 1559S.S.Virginia VirginiaSt.,St.,(775) (775)322-8864 322-8864

Johnny JohnnyLipka’s Lipka’sGemini, Gemini,9pm, 9pm,nonocover cover

RED REDDOG DOGSALOON SALOON

The TheMad MadBeaters, Beaters,8pm, 8pm,nonocover cover

Open OpenMic MicNight, Night,7pm, 7pm,M,M,W,W,nonocover cover

RUBEN’S RUBEN’SCANTINA CANTINA

Reggae ReggaeNight, Night,10pm, 10pm,nonocover cover

HipHipHop HopOpen OpenMic, Mic,10pm, 10pm,W,W,nonocover cover

7676N.N.C CSt.,St.,Virginia VirginiaCity; City;(775) (775)847-7474 847-7474 1483 1483E. E.Fourth FourthSt.,St.,(775) (775)622-9424 622-9424

SINGER SINGERSOCIAL SOCIALCLUB CLUB

219219W.W.Second SecondSt.,St.,(775) (775)657-9466 657-9466

April April4,4,1010p.m. p.m.

Peppermill Peppermill 2707 S. Virginia 2707 S. VirginiaSt. St. 826-2121 826-2121

Shamrockit ShamrockitOpen OpenMic MicNight, Night, 6pm, 6pm,nonocover cover

840840Victorian VictorianAve., Ave.,Sparks; Sparks;(775) (775)359-7547 359-7547

PADDY PADDY&&IRENE’S IRENE’SIRISH IRISHPUB PUB

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Ladies LadiesNight Nightw/PJ w/PJRuprecht, Ruprecht,DJDJJUUJ, JUUJ, 8pm, 8pm,W,W,nonocover cover

Blues BluesJam JamThursday, Thursday,7pm, 7pm,nonocover cover

SPARKS SPARKSLOUNGE LOUNGE

1237 1237Baring BaringBlvd., Blvd.,Sparks; Sparks;(775) (775)409-3340 409-3340

Three ThreeOrbiters, Orbiters,9pm, 9pm,nonocover cover

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Local LocalMusic MusicNight Nightw/local w/localbands bands ororlocal localDJs, DJs,9pm, 9pm,nonocover cover

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Unplugged!Unique, Unique,Jason JasonWashington, Washington, Ritual Ritual(industrial, (industrial,EDM, EDM,’80s), ’80s), Johnnice JohnniceBurton, Burton,others, others,9pm, 9pm,nonocover cover 9pm, 9pm,$3$3before before10pm, 10pm,$5$5after after

445 445California CaliforniaAve., Ave.,(775) (775)657-8484 657-8484 432432E. E.Fourth FourthSt.,St.,(775) (775)737-9776 737-9776

WILD WILDRIVER RIVERGRILLE GRILLE

1) 1)The 4275-4395 TheWriters’ Writers’Block BlockOpen OpenMic, Mic, 4275-4395W.W.Fourth FourthSt.,St.,(775) (775)787-3769 787-3769 7pm,nonocover cover 1) 1)Golden GoldenRose RoseCafe Cafe2)2)Green GreenFairy FairyPubPub3)3)Cabaret Cabaret 7pm,

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BRÜKA THEATRE 99 N. VIRGINIA ST. RENO 775.323.3221 | www.Brüka.org

Tuesday Night Trivia, 8pm, Tu,Tu, Reno Beer and Tuesday Night Trivia, 8pm, Reno Beer and Record Club w/guest DJs, 9pm, W,W, nono cover Record Club w/guest DJs, 9pm, cover

Dance Danceparty, party,9pm, 9pm,nonocover cover

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$18 - STUDENTS/SENIORS $20 - GENERAL ADMISSION $25 - AT THE DOOR

April April4,4,1010p.m. p.m.

Knitting KnittingFactory Factory 211 N. Virginia 211 N. VirginiaSt. St. 323-5648 323-5648

Sunday SundayJazz, Jazz,2pm, 2pm,nonocover cover

1717S.S.Virginia VirginiaSt.,St.,(775) (775)284-7455 284-7455

WILDFLOWER WILDFLOWERVILLAGE VILLAGE

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ATLANTIS CASINO RESORT SPA 3800 S. Virginia St., (775) 825-4700 1) Grand Ballroom Stage 2) Cabaret

THURSDAY 4/2

FRIDAY 4/3

2) Atomika, 8pm, no cover

1) Luau in Paradise w/Leilani Rivera Bond 1) Luau in Paradise w/Leilani Rivera Bond & Makaha Sons, 6pm, $79-$89 2) Atomika, & Makaha Sons, 6pm, $79-$89 2) Atomika, 2) Melissa Dru, 8pm, no cover 4pm, Melissa Dru, 10pm, no cover 4pm, Melissa Dru, 10pm, no cover

2) Cook Book, 8pm, M, Tu, W, no cover

2) American Made Band, 8pm, no cover

2) American Made Band, 8pm, no cover

2) Jonathan Barton, 6pm, M, Tu, W, no cover

1) Afrolicious, 10pm, no cover

1) North Mississippi Allstars & Anders Osborne Present NMO, 9pm, $25-$30

1) Madame Houdini, 8pm, $24.95+ 2) Audioboxx, 10:30pm, no cover 3) Nathan Dean, 10pm, no cover

1) Madame Houdini, 7pm, 9:30pm, $24.95+ 1) Madame Houdini, 7pm, $24.95+ 2) Audioboxx, 10:30pm, no cover 2) Audioboxx, 10:30pm, no cover 3) Nathan Dean, 10pm, no cover

2) SKAM LIFE Takeover, 10pm, $25 3) Boots & Daisy Dukes w/DJ Jamie G, 10pm, no cover

2) Havana Brown, 10pm, $25 3) County Social Saturdays w/DJ Jamie G, 10pm, no cover

2) DJ JosBeatz, 10pm, $20 3) Arty the Party, 9pm, no cover

1) The Wailers, 7:30pm, $44 2) DJ Rick Gee, 10pm, $20 3) Arty the Party, 9pm, no cover

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2) American Made Band, 7pm, no cover 1627 Hwy. 395, Minden; (775) 782-9711 1) Valley Ballroom 2) Cabaret Lounge 3) TJ’s Corral

CRYSTAL BAY CLUB

Afrolicious

14 Hwy. 28, Crystal Bay; (775) 833-6333 1) Crown Room 2) Red Room

April 3, 10 p.m.

Crystal Bay Club 14 Highway 29 Crystal Bay 833-6333

ELDORADO RESORT CASINO 345 N. Virginia St., (775) 786-5700 1) Showroom 2) Brew Brothers 3) NoVi

1) Madame Houdini, Enchantress of the Elements, 7pm, $24.95+ 2) Audioboxx, 10:30pm, no cover

GRAND SIERRA RESORT

3) Honky Tonk Thursdays w/DJ Jamie G, 2500 E. Second St., (775) 789-2000 1) Grand Theater 2) Lex Nightclub 3) Sports Book 10pm, no cover 4) Summit Pavilion 5) Silver State Pavilion

HARRAH’S LAKE TAHOE

Karaoke

15 Hwy. 50, Stateline; (775) 588-6611 1) South Shore Room 2) Peek Nightclub 3) Center Stage Lounge

Cobra Lounge at Asian Noodles, 1290 E. Plumb Lane, Ste. 1, 828-7227: Cash Karaoke w/Jacques Simard, Sa, 8pm, no cover Murphy’s Law Irish Pub, 180 W. Peckham Lane, Ste. 1070, 823-9977: Steve Starr Karaoke, F, 9pm, no cover Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille, 1475 E. Prater Way, Ste. 103, Sparks, 356-6000: F-Sa, 9pm, no cover West Second Street Bar, 118 W. Second St., 384-7976: Daily, 8pm, no cover

HARRAH’S RENO

SATURDAY 4/4

SUNDAY 4/5

2) Jonathan Barton, 6pm, no cover

1) Nashville Unplugged: The Story Behind 1) Nashville Unplugged: The Story Behind 1) Nashville Unplugged: The Story Behind 1) Nashville Unplugged: The Story Behind the Song, 8pm, $29.50-$40.50 the Song, 8pm, $29.50-$40.50 the Song, 8pm, M, $29.50-$40.50 3) Jackie Landrum, 8pm, no cover

JA NUGGET

3) DJ/dancing, 5pm, live music, 8pm,

1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks; (775) 356-3300 no cover 1) Celebrity Showroom 2) Rose Ballroom 3) Gilley’s

3) DJ/dancing, 5pm, live music, 8pm, no cover

1) Tim Snider & Caio Andreatta, Jelly Bread, 8pm, $15 3) DJ/dancing, 5pm, live music, 8pm, no cover

3) DJ/dancing, 5pm, no cover

3) Fixx Fridays, 7:30pm, $10 after 8pm

3) DJ Spider, 10pm, $20

2) Kyle Rea, 6pm, no cover

PEPPERMILL RESORT SPA CASINO 2707 S. Virginia St., (775) 826-2121 1) Tuscany Ballroom 2) Terrace Lounge 3) Edge 4) Capri Ballroom

1) Blues Jam Wednesday, 7pm, W, no cover

345 N. Arlington Ave., (775) 348-2200 1) 3rd Street Lounge 2) Copa Bar & Grill

SILVER LEGACY

407 N. Virginia St., (775) 325-7401 1) Grand Exposition Hall 2) Rum Bullions Island Bar 3) Aura Ultra Lounge 4) Silver Baron Lounge

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1) Nashville Unplugged: The Story Behind 219 N. Center St., (775) 788-2900 the Song, 8pm, $29.50-$40.50 the Song, 8pm, $29.50-$40.50 1) Sammy’s Showroom 2) The Zone 3) Jackie Landrum, 8pm, no cover 3) Sapphire Lounge 4) Plaza 5) Convention Center

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2) Bonzai Thursdays w/DJ Trivia, 8pm, no cover 3) University of Aura, 9pm, no cover

3) Fashion Friday, 9pm, no cover

3) Seduction Saturdays, 9pm, $5

2) Recovery Sundays, 10pm, no cover 3) Industry Night, 9pm, no cover

2) Gong Show Karaoke, 8pm, Tu, no cover Country-Rock Bingo w/Jeff Gregg, 9pm, W, no cover

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Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Each year, films that celebrate the outdoors, winter sports and mountain cultures are screen at the Banff Film and Book Festival in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Immediately after the festival ends in November, a selection of the best films go on tour across Canada, the United States and at various locations across the globe. Host organizations in each tour location choose a program that reflects the interests of their local audiences from a selection of films on exploration and adventure, culture and environment and mountain sports. See these award-winning short films at Nevada Land Trust’s annual fundraiser on Thursday, April 2, at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S. Virginia St. Tickets are $22-$27. There will be a pre-show exhibit at 6 p.m. outside the showroom. The screening begins at 7 p.m. Call 851-5180 or visit http://nevadalandtrust.org.

—Kelley Lang

First Thursday/ Art Walk Reno Get your art fix this Thursday, April 2, at Nevada Museum of Art’s monthly First Thursday event featuring beer and wine, access to art galleries and live music by the Mark Mackay Band. Admission is $10 for the public and free for NMA members.

The party starts at 5 p.m. Visit www. nevadaart.org. You can also check out Art Walk Reno, a monthly self-guided tour showcasing artwork by local and regional artists at various venues within the arts district between Liberty Street and Second Street and Virginia Street and Arlington Avenue. The walk begins at 5 p.m. at Liberty Fine Art Gallery, 100 W. Liberty St., where $10 tickets include a glass, raffle ticket and program for the evening.

There are 18 stops in the art walk, including Sierra Arts Gallery, Noble Pie Parlor, Singer Social Club and Neapolitan Gallery, inside the Monolith Bar. There will also be food and drink specials from participating businesses along the way. A portion of all proceeds from Art Walk Reno will be donated to non-profit groups focused on art, education, and community. Visit http://artspotreno.com/art-walk-reno.

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Superior Donuts

The Producers

Nevada Repertory Co. presents its production of this comedy-drama by Tracy Letts about the relationship between a former 1960s radical who owns a rundown doughnut shop in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago and a black teenager, who is his only employee, who wants to change the shop for the better. The play explores the challenges of embracing the past and the redemptive power of friendship. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 3, at Redfield Proscenium Theatre in the Church Fine Arts Building, 1335 N. Virginia St., at the University of Nevada, Reno. Tickets are $5-$15. Call 784-4444, option 2, or visit www.unr.edu/cla/theatredance.

The Truckee Meadows Community College Theatre Department presents its production of the Broadway musical based on Mel Brooks' 1968 comedy. The musical centers on a down-on-his-luck producer and his timid accountant who concoct a get-rich scheme by producing a Broadway flop. They hire the worst director and the worst actors to star in the production and find a script that’s sure to offend, called Springtime for Hitler. What could possibly go wrong? Find out this weekend when The Producers opens on Friday, April 3, at TMCC Redfield Performing Arts Center, 505 Keystone Ave. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday through April 18 and on Thursday, April 16. Sunday matinee shows start at 2 p.m. on April 12 and April 19. Tickets are $10-$17 and are available online at www.showtix4u.com or through the TMCC Box Office at 673-7291.

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I’ve been seeing this guy long distance. I haven’t really been feeling it and kind of let it drop off, thinking he’d get the hint. He keeps texting and calling. I keep telling him I’m just really busy.

The truth is I’ve met somebody else. Do I have to tell him?

Even milk and meat have the courtesy to let you know when they’re expiring. You, on the other hand, reeled in a guy’s heart, watched it flop around on the carpet, and then misplaced it under a pile of old newspapers.

“Life is short!” you hear people say. And it can be—if you’re in the habit of Snapchatting while meandering across bus lanes. But as the Stoic philosopher Seneca said, “It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.” Unfortunately, other people sometimes waste it for us, like by expecting us to “get the hint” that they’re done with us. Men tend to be especially poor at hint taking. So yes, you actually have to tell the guy—rather than continue with your current approach: “I dumped you.

You’re smart. You’ll figure it out eventually.”

To be human is to procrastinate—to put off till tomorrow what we could do today.

Behavioral science research finds that we are biased toward the right now, irrationally overvaluing a small payoff we can have right away over a substantially larger one down the road.

We’re especially quick to put off anything that involves duty and discomfort. This is irrational because deferring almost always costs far more—like if we delay going to the doctor until we have a tumor.

Likewise, instead of cleverly escaping the stress of breaking up, you’ve built stressing

about it into your daily routine: Coffee … ignore uncomfortable text … feed the cat … duck his call. It seems that ending the daily feel-bads should be motivation enough for you to clue the guy in. The problem is, the human motivation system tends to be in-activated by “avoidance goals—negative outcomes we’re trying to avoid, such as avoiding feeling guilty for stringing a guy along. (It doesn’t help that the “reward” here—shifting from feeling guilty to feeling relieved—is abstract and intangible.) What we find most motivating are “approach goals,” positive outcomes we strive toward. To recast breaking up in that way, offer yourself an immediate and tangible reward, like treating yourself to a big sloppy dessert right after you do the deed.

Telling him in a timely way is something you do not just for him but for you, because what you do becomes who you are: Murder and you’re a murderer. Garden and you’re a gardener. Keep a guy on the hook and … well, OK, that one goes a little off track. But doing the right thing, the kind thing, would take, what? Five uncomfortable minutes on the phone? The cumulative dread of doing it probably feels way worse than the actual doing. Ω

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ous” is an English slang word that’s defined as having the tendency, when eating a chocolate Easter bunny, to bite the head off first. I recommend that you adopt this direct approach in everything you do in the coming weeks. Don’t get bogged down with preliminaries. Don’t get sidetracked by minor details, trivial distractions or peripheral concerns. It’s your duty to swoop straight into the center of the action. Be clear about what you want and unapologetic about getting it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The

American snack cake known as a Twinkie is 68 percent air. Among its 37 other mostly worthless ingredients are sugar, water, cornstarch, the emulsifier polysorbate 60, the filler sodium stearoyl lactylate and food coloring. You can’t get a lot of nutritious value by eating it. Now let’s consider the fruit known as the watermelon. It’s 91 percent water and 6 percent sugar. And yet it also contains a good amount of Vitamin C, lycopene and antioxidants, all of which are healthy for you. So if you are going to eat a whole lot of nothing, watermelon is a far better nothing than a Twinkie. Let that serve as an apt metaphor for you in the coming week.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You may be

as close as you have ever gotten to finding the long-lost Holy Grail—or Captain Kidd’s pirate treasure, for that matter, or Marie Antoinette’s jewels, or Tinkerbell’s magical fairy dust or the smoking-gun evidence that Shakespeare’s plays were written by Francis Bacon. At the very least, I suspect you are ever-so-near to your personal equivalent of those precious goods. Is there anything you can do to increase your chances of actually getting it? Here’s one tip: Visualize in detail how acquiring the prize would inspire you to become even more generous and magnanimous than you already are.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): People

are paying attention to you in new ways.

That’s what you wanted, right? You’ve been emanating subliminal signals that convey messages like “Gaze into my eternal eyes” and “Bask in the cozy glow of my crafty empathy.” So now what? Here’s one possibility: Go to the next level. Show the even-moreinteresting beauty that you’re hiding below the surface. You may not think you’re ready to offer the gifts you have been “saving for later.” But you always think that. I dare you to reveal more of your deep, secret power.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Some people believe

unquestioningly in the truth and power of astrology. They imagine it’s an exact science that can unfailingly discern character and predict the future. Other people believe all astrology is nonsense. They think that everyone who uses it is deluded or stupid.

I say that both of these groups are wrong.

Both have a simplistic, uninformed perspective. The more correct view is that some astrology is nonsense and some is a potent psychological tool. Some of it’s based on superstition and some is rooted in a robust, mythopoetic understanding of archetypes.

I encourage you to employ a similar appreciation for paradox as you evaluate a certain influence that is currently making a big splash in your life. In one sense, this influence is like snake oil, and you should be skeptical about it. But in another sense, it’s good medicine that can truly heal.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): According to

the Biblical stories, Peter was Christ’s closest disciple, but acted like a traitor when trouble came. After Christ was arrested, in the hours before the trial, Peter denied knowing his cherished teacher three different times. His fear trumped his love, leading him to violate his sacred commitment. Is there anything remotely comparable to that scenario developing in your own sphere, Virgo? If you recognize any tendencies in yourself to shrink from your devotion or violate your highest principles, I urge you to root them out. Be brave. Stay strong and true in your duty to a person or place or cause that you love.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Marketing

experts say consumers need persistent prodding before they will open their minds to possibilities that are outside their entrenched habits. The average person has to be exposed to a new product at least eight times before it fully registers on his or her awareness. Remember this rule of thumb as you seek attention and support for your brainstorms. Make use of the art of repetition. Not just any old boring, tedious kind of repetition, though. You’ve got to be as sincere and fresh about presenting your goodies the eighth time as you were the first.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In Cole Por-

ter’s song “I Get a Kick Out of You,” he testifies that he gets no kick from champagne. In fact, “Mere alcohol doesn’t thrill me at all,” he sings. The same is true about cocaine.

“I’m sure that if I took even one sniff that would bore me terrifically, too,” Porter declares. With this as your nudge, Scorpio, and in accordance with the astrological omens, I encourage you to identify the titillations that no longer provide you with the pleasurable jolt they once did. Acknowledge the joys that have grown stale and the adventures whose rewards have waned. It’s time for you to go in search of a new array of provocative fun and games.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The

English writer William Wordsworth (17701850) wrote hundreds of poems. Among his most famous was “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” which is also known as “Daffodils.”

The poem sprung from him after a walk he took with his sister around Lake Ullswater in the English Lake District. There they were delighted to find a long, thick belt of daffodils growing close to the water. In his poem, Wordsworth praises the “ten thousand” flowers that were “Continuous as the stars that shine / And twinkle on the milky way.” If you are ever going to have your own version of a daffodil explosion that inspires a burst of creativity, Sagittarius, it will come in the coming weeks.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your

subconscious desires and your conscious desires seem to be at odds. What you say you want is not in precise alignment with what your deep self wants. That’s why I’m worried that “Don’t! Stop!” might be close to morphing into “Don’t stop!”—or vice versa.

It’s all pretty confusing. Who’s in charge here? Your false self or your true self? Your wounded, conditioned, habit-bound personality or your wise, eternal, ever-growing soul? I’d say it’s a good time to retreat into your sanctuary and get back in touch with your primal purpose.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

Sometimes you’re cool, but other times you’re hot. You veer from acting aloof and distracted to being friendly and attentive.

You careen from bouts of laziness to bursts of disciplined efficiency. It seems that you’re always either building bridges or burning them, and on occasion you are building and burning them at the same time. In short, Aquarius, you are a master of vacillation and a slippery lover of the in-between. When you’re not completely off-target and out of touch, you’ve got a knack for wild-guessing the future and seeing through the false appearances that everyone else regards as the gospel truth. I, for one, am thoroughly entertained!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): How can you

ripen the initiatives you have set in motion in recent weeks? Of the good new trends you have launched, which can you now install as permanent enhancements in your daily rhythm? Is there anything you might do to cash in on the quantum leaps that have occurred, maybe even figure out a way to make money from them? It’s time for you to shift from being lyrically dreamy to fiercely practical. You’re ready to convert lucky breaks into enduring opportunities.

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Fashion sense Kendra Cro Culture is a new fashion boutique that opened recently at 737 Virginia St. in midtown. Kendra Cro, a jewelery designer, photographer and a familiar face from other Reno retail spots like Never Ender and the Melting Pot is the proprietor. For more information, call 527-1724.

And you do men’s and women’s.

Totally. My boyfriend is really great at helping me with the men’s section. I have a lot of friends in the service industry, and I’m getting this feedback that they want to be more stylish. They don’t want to just wear jeans and T-shirts. They want something edgier and funkier, too.

How long have you been open?

Two weeks.

It’s been really, really amazing—overwhelmingly so. After seven days of being open, I sold over half of my inventory, which is a good problem. I was expecting the opposite, having things sit while having that time period of trying to get people to even know about the store, but people where ready before I’d even opened my door. It blew me out of the water!

Why do you think that was?

I really feel like it was because there was just this gap in Reno of things that people can’t find. I shop online a lot—not because I want to, but because I can’t find anything in Reno that’s really expressive of my style.

I really want to support local business, and that’s why I opened the store. I don’t want to shop online and not support my community. For me, it’s that constant hunt to find something a little edgier or unique or funky—things that you can find in San Francisco or online in Europe. A lot of our brands are—I want to say “smaller,” but that’s the wrong word.

Yeah! It’s a little more well thought out. They put a little more intention in their clothing, like Killstar, which is a European brand, or Iron Fist. They are for the edgier, funkier, doesn’t-give-a-shit crowd. It’s not that I don’t give a shit, but I have a weirder style than most people do, and I don’t shop at Macy’s. I don’t like box clothing. I want something that’s a little bit louder and more expressive.

While prancing about all barefoot in the land of wonderful and enjoying the Grassburst I wrote about last week— it really is quite something—it struck me this label can be boiled down a bit further. I mean, here in the modern age, it usually behooves a journalist if he/she can “sex up” a story a bit, and in this case, I can take “grassburst,” which was an OK descriptor, and eroticize it juicily and call it a Grassgasm. Right? Sexed up! After all, we are talking about spring and birds and bees and all that jazz. Actually, I can boil it down even further and just call it a “Grasm.” As in a grazz-um, a Gaian orgasm of grass, a completely haywire botanical event taking place in selected areas of northern Nevada right now. Used in a sentence—“I was eating a sandwich while seated in the midst of the Great Grasm of 2015.”

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In a way, this is a really trendy location right in Midtown, but it’s cool that this house—what do you know about that?

I don’t know who owned this house before my landlord, but I was told that at that time the person didn’t really know what was going on here. It was kind of this squatting, halfway-house situation, and there’s a back house that’s also part of the property, and that backhouse was like the drive-up window, and they would hang a towel out when the meth was ready, and people would drive up and buy their drugs from that window. And that house caught on fire, and burned down on the inside. And Bernie [Carter] acquired the building and redid the inside, redid the floors. The girls that are currently in the building sharing with me have been here for over a year.

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Give me a quick overview of the concept.

Culture, for me, is a collection, a curation of clothing, instead of just, “What can I find that’s inexpensive and resell?” I pick everything with a specific person in mind, whether it’s actually one of my friends or just a certain style of person. I like things to be a little bit more eclectic and unique and funky and pieced together like a closet would be.

I don’t buy everything from one brand and fill my closet with it. I hunt for things that fit really well, have great fabric, something I really love—and then I piece that together with other things. That’s how my entire closet is. So I didn’t want to open a store that was like any other store where you walk in and

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I heard this location used to be a crack house or something.

Specialized?

How’s it been?

you see, this is where this brand’s section is and everything you could want from them is right there. Instead, you come and see, “Oh, that’s a really cute outfit. I would totally wear that! I’ll take the whole thing.”

∫y Bruce Van Dye for 20 minutes like a catfish on a dock, and nobody wanted to see that except maybe the family/ friends of the guy’s victims.) The prisons are in a tizzy cuz they got all these dudes on Death Row they need to process somehow, and for the time being, all they can do is stack these bad boys up while the search for an easy, simple, uncruel Death Drug continues. Hell, Utah’s capital punishment tizzy resulted in its recent declaration, “Sod it, we’re just gonna shoot the bastards.”

Well, let me fire up the obvious— an ongoing specialty of This Space— and suggest that maybe the way out of all this rampaging tizziness is—well, haven’t junkies been showing us simple and effective methods of death by injection with years and years of dedicated research in this particular field? Ω

of various wildflowers. Millions of ’em, freshly germinated. If we can get one more decent rain shower—or two—our local desert is going to basically lose its mind with a spectacular bloom. Alas, that’s looking like a mighty big “if.” I just looked at the 10day, and wetness appears to be more scarce than gin blossoms at a day care center. C’est la vie!

• On the subject of capital punishment, it’s not very hard to look around and see that we are in a state of extreme tizziness. All the principals are in some kind of tizzy. The drug manufacturers are in a tizzy cuz they don’t want their stuff used to kill people. The states are in a tizzy cuz they’re out of decent death dope, and the new killer cocktails they’ve been brewing up are like a dull knife—they just ain’t cuttin’ it. (One new drug combo performed so poorly that the unfortunate murderer guinea pig just kinda laid there and gulped for air

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